Cyberbullying Stories

Cyberbullying can happen to you or anyone around you, because using technology is so common now that it is easy for anyone to be a victim to it. It never happened directly to me with some exceptions, but it has happened to people around me in my high school.

When I was in high school, there was a girl in my class who usually topped all the exams, and was an ace in all the subjects. She was a very bright student and was always the teachers’ favourite. She was also very popular as she had a lot of friends throughout the school; she also took part in extracurricular activities.

After a while, her grades suddenly begin to drop, she had started to fail in most of exams. She was also gradually becoming socially aloof as she started to be by herself all the time in school, always sitting in a corner alone and not talking to anyone. Finally her parents and teachers started to notice the sudden change in her behaviour and so she was made to see a counsellor. It was discovered that she was being cyberbullied by an anonymous person and that was the reason why she had suddenly become a totally different person.

This is a good real example in my life that I had experience in front of my eyes of what Cyberbullying can do to a person, therefore it must be identified and preventive measures should be taken by parents, friends and teachers if they notice a change in somebody’s behaviour.

Can you think of any real life stories that you have heard of or have experienced in your life?